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Elliott Sadler is sitting high and mighty atop the NASCAR XFINITY Series standings right now – 52 points ahead of William Byron.
He leads the circuit with five stage wins but hasn’t visited Victory Lane at the end of a race this season. As a result, he trails the three-race, two-stage winner Byron by 12 playoff points. Continue reading
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No driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is running better than Christopher Bell right now.
The Oklahoman has won three of the last six races, including two of the last three. In 12 starts this season, Bell boasts four wins, eight top fives, 11 top-tens and a 5.6 average finish. He ranks first in the Camping World Truck Series standings – 18 points ahead of second-place Johnny Sauter. Continue reading
William Byron, the driver of the #9 AXALTA/Progressive Powder Coating Inc. Chevrolet prepares to drive during practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Zippo 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 4, 2017, in Watkins Glen, New York. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
William Byron summed up his future at Hendrick Motorsports in two words:
“I’m ready.”
That was the answer Byron gave team owner Rick Hendrick on Sunday night when Hendrick first broached the possibility of the 19-year-old moving up to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2018. Continue reading
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As the NASCAR Silly Season dominoes continue to fall into place, this week, Hendrick Motorsports was front and center in announcing two big changes in their organization for the 2018 season. On Monday, came the news that Kasey Kahne is now free to pursue other opportunities for next season with HMS releasing him from the last year of their contract. Then two days later on Wednesday came the news that XFINITY Series Rookie of the Year candidate, William Byron is moving up to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2018 in the No. 5 with HMS. Continue reading
With a victory in Saturday’s Zippo 200, Kyle Busch continued to tick items off his bucket list.
Recovering from a wheel-hop and spin in turn one on lap 17 of 82 along with a penalty for driving through too many pit boxes, Busch claimed his first NASCAR XFINITY Series win at the 2.45-mile Watkins Glen International road course, beating pole-sitter Joey Logano to the finish line by 1.049 seconds. Continue reading